■ Product Name / Victorinox Soldier Model 1961 / Manufactured in 1997 ■ Product name / Victorinox Soldier with Keyring ■ Identifier / 0.8611.26 (※ Model Number) ■ About Soldier Model 1961 Victorinox and Wenger were appointed by the Swiss Federal Government as official knife suppliers to the Swiss Army. The Swiss Army fairly contracted with both companies to manufacture the Soldier Model 1961 from 1962 to 2008. This knife was officially adopted as the knife issued to all non-commissioned officers and soldiers in the Swiss Army, and was a "government-issued product." The Soldier Model 1961 has variations in appearance depending on the variant, and the features and changes vary widely, but all models have the manufacturing year stamped on the blade tang (base of the blade) in the last two digits. ■ About with Keyring The keyring was added to the government-issued product only from 1992/93 to 2002, and it is reported that the 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, and 00 year stamps manufactured for "commercial use" are in circulation. ☆ Selling Points Since it is not distributed in the North American and EU markets, there are few cases of it being listed on eBay, and it is considered an object of envy in forums where collectors gather as a collector's item. ■ Factors that lead to misidentification of the Victorinox Soldier Model 1961 Currently, the product circulating in the online market in Japan under the product name "Victorinox Soldier CV.AL" is a colloquialism used by Victorinox Japan Co., Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary. The name Soldier CV.AL does not exist in the official catalog, and the correct product name distributed worldwide is "Pioneer." It may be intended to claim that CV.AL is an ALOX specification for civilian products, where CV stands for civilian, but it is not a government-issued product that was issued to the Swiss Army. The icon for government-issued products is the Swiss Federal "Swiss Coat of Arms mark," while the commercial model has the Victorinox Swiss flag surrounded by a shield icon. ※ Condition, etc., will be added in the comment section.